Separatist Hurriyat leaders call for shutdown in Kashmir!

Life in the Kashmir valley was paralysed on Saturday due to the shutdown called by the joint coordination committee of both the separatist Hurriyat groups.
Source: Zee News : States | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm

DUSU elections: ABVP wins prez post; NSUI takes 3 top seats!

After failing to capture the president`s post in DUSU elections for five consecutive years, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has managed to win the top seat of the Delhi University Union.
Source: Zee News : States | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm

Chiranjeevi in row after attending inter-caste marriage!

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi is caught in a controversy after he attended an inter-caste wedding that triggered objections from the bride`s family.
Source: Zee News : States | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm

Two `93 Mumbai blasts suspects caught in Nepal!

Two Indian aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, suspected of having a role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts that killed 257 people, were arrested by the Nepal police here and have been handed over to Indian authorities in a rapid and well concealed operation.
Source: Zee News : States | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm

Bihar govt has failed in evacuating people: Lalu!

Continuing his tirade against the NDA government in Bihar, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday said even 18 days after river Kosi wreaking havoc the state was yet to evacuate victims and reach them with relief materials.
Source: Zee News : States | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:43 pm

Akhtar coming to India for TV show

Shoaib Akhtar left for India to participate in a television show, while insisting that his main priority was to play couple of end season matches for English county side Surrey.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:27 am

11 dead in mishap, 7 missing

Eleven persons were killed and seven missing when the multi-utility vehicle they were travelling in fell into Narmada River on the Indore-Ichchawar road.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:27 am

Nuclear suppliers approve U.S.-India deal - diplomats

VIENNA (Reuters) - Forty-five nuclear supplier states on Saturday approved a U.S. proposal to drop a ban on trade with India, advancing a U.S.-Indian atomic energy deal, diplomats in the closed meeting told Reuters.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:25 am

Zardari wins Pakistan election; bomb kills 10

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, won a presidential election on Saturday, according to an unofficial tally of results.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:20 am

Desecration of Quran leads to tension in Uttar Pradesh

Tension prevailed in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district following an the alleged desecration of the Quran, the police said Saturday.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:19 am

Geoff Lawson is not insecured

Geoff Lawson has no job insecurity following the quitting of Pakistan Cricket Chairman Nasim Ashraf, who was the biggest supporter of the former Aussie Test pacer.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:15 am

Playwin targeting Rs 50 bn turnover

The Essel Group-promoted gaming company Playwin Games is hopeful of generating a turnover of around Rs.50 billion ($1.16 billion) this fiscal, a top official said here on Saturday.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:14 am

Left, others to meet President for an early Parliament session

After the BJP, it is the turn of the Left parties, and other parties of the third front including the Telegu Desam and the BSP, to demand the immediate convening of Parliament following the disclosure
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:13 am

PM discusses NSG meet progress with Pranab, Narayanan

As the meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was extended by a day after two days of deliberations proved to be inconclusive, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went into a huddle with external
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:12 am

Former UP minister defects from BJP to BSP

Ram Babu Harit, a former BJP minister in UP and three-time legislator, has shifted to the state's ruling BSP in an apparent move to be its nominee from Agra during the next poll.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 10:07 am

India, US negotiating 'changed draft'

Indian and US officials were engaged in negotiations to agree on the wordings in a 'changed draft' prepared by the US to find a consensus in the 45-member NSG for a 'clean waiver' to India.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:54 am

Ahmd blasts: four suspects in custody - Times of India


Ahmd blasts: four suspects in custody
Times of India - 45 minutes ago
AHMEDABAD : A local court has sent four people held in connection with the July 26 serial blasts here to police custody for 14 days.
Real faces of terror hiding behind aliases, say cops Times of India
'Blast accused lured youth, made them jihadis' Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:46 am

Mahindra look to clinch Durand title

Having come this far for the second successive year, Mahindra United wouldn't want to return empty-handed in the final of the Osian's 121st Durand Cup.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:45 am

CBI frames charges against Dera Sacha Sauda chief - IBNLive.com


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CBI frames charges against Dera Sacha Sauda chief
IBNLive.com - 48 minutes ago
CHARGE-SHEETED: The controversial baba will appear for a hearing in an Ambala court on Saturday. India has accused China of playing spoilsport at the NSG meet.
Charges framed against Dera chief Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:43 am

Strike affects life in valley - Hindu


Strike affects life in valley
Hindu - 52 minutes ago
Srinagar (PTI): Life came to a standstill in Kashmir valley today following a strike called by separatist groups after their leaders were put under house arrest.
Shutdown affects life in Kashmir Economic Times
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:39 am

Asif Ali Zardari elected prez of Pak

Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected president of Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:33 am

Obama for streamlining H2B visa process

Barack Obama has favoured streamlining the process for the high-skilled H2B visas for Indians and other foreigners to make sure that employers were not "gaming" the system.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:23 am

Militant killed in encounter in Manipur - Times of India


Militant killed in encounter in Manipur
Times of India - 1 hour ago
IMPHAL: A militant was killed in an encounter with police commandos in Manipur's Imphal West district, official sources said today.

Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:10 am

Catholic Syrian Bank launches gift card

With the festival season round the corner, Kerala-based private Catholic Syrian Bank has launched a gift card called 'CSB Uaphaar' here.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 8:21 am

Quake rattles Afghanistan, casualties feared

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 5.6 struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday and officials said they expected casualties.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:43 am

Has World Bank goofed up

T he World Bank said the other day that 24 per cent of all Indians in 2005 lived on an average of Rs 13.14 per day or less (taking the weighted average of the different figures for rural and urban are...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:16 am

Should interest rates be raised in India

A s India has seriously entered the global world, the economic debate has also begun to take on an international flavour. There is talk of business cycles, overheating, anchoring of inflationary expec...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:16 am

Jankovic to meet Serena in title clash

W orld No. 2 Jelena Jankovic advanced to her first career Grand Slam final by defeating Russian fifth seed, and Olympic champion, Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 at the US Open on Friday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:16 am

Mild tremors felt in north India

] , Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and some other parts of north India in the early hours of Saturday morning. Noida received three severe jolts, according to the residents of the commercial city of Utta...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:16 am

Bandh affects life in J & K Valley

] and all other major towns and tehsils in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday due to a general strike called by the Coordination Committee spearheading the present Amarnath agitation. Shops and other busi...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:16 am

Lawmakers vote for president

Pakistani lawmakers on Saturday voted in the presidential poll expected to be swept by the ruling Pakistan People's Party chief Asif Ali Zardari.Fifty-two-year-old Zardari is engaged in a three-corner...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:16 am

Obama accuses Pak of using US aid against India

Washington, Sep 6 : U S Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has accused Pakistan of using the military aid that it had received from the United States for 'preparing for a war against India.'
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:15 am

Joseph Caron new Canadian envoy to India

A Canadian government statement Friday said Caron will concurrently serve as ambassador to Nepal and Bhutan.A career diplomat, Caron joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1972, and served in Saigon...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:15 am

Two Mumbai blasts suspects caught in Nepal

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Sep 6 : Two Indian aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, suspected of having a role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts that killed 257 people, were arrested by the Nepal...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:15 am

MPs to contribute fund for Bihar flood

The curse of Kosi in Bihar has led to around 50,000 people getting marooned, waiting for food, clothes and shelter.Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and Rajya Sabha Chairman Mohammad Ham...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:14 am

Second round of Singur talks begin

The second round of crucial talks to end the Singur logjam began at the Raj Bhavan here today with West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi presiding over it.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:13 am

Delhi University polls: ABVP clinches one post; NSUI wins other three - Times of India


Delhi University polls: ABVP clinches one post; NSUI wins other three
Times of India - 3 hours ago
NEW DELHI: Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Saturday wrested the president's post in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections from the NSUI which bagged the other three top posts.
Low voter turnout at DUSU poll NDTV.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:52 am

Moderate quake hits Northern and Western India

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the city and other parts of northern and western region of the country today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:26 am

FIIs net sell Rs 950cr in F on Friday

The Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 949.97 crore in the futures & options segment on Friday.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:22 am

Consultations on between India, US to agree on 'changed draft' - Hindustan Times


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Consultations on between India, US to agree on 'changed draft'
Hindustan Times - 4 hours ago
Indian and the US officials were engaged in negotiations till late on Friday night to agree on the wordings in a 'changed draft' prepared by the US to find a consensus in the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) for a "clean waiver" to India.
Manmohan discusses NSG issue with Pranab Hindu
Prime Minister takes stock as NSG meets again NDTV.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:19 am

Dow gains 33pts; ADRs end mixed

Indian ADRs ended on a mixed note.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:15 am

Chiranjeevi in row after supporting - Indian Express


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Chiranjeevi in row after supporting
Indian Express - 4 hours ago
Hyderabad, September 6: : Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi is caught in a controversy after he attended an inter-caste wedding that triggered objections from the bride's family.
Chiru's party is day-dreaming about coming to power: Cong, TDP Times of India
Chiranjeevi in soup over 'forced marriage' NDTV.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:58 am

NSG talks on India-US pact inconclusve

Consensus eluded the NSG for a clean waiver for India with China joining a clutch of countries having strong reservations but the US maintained that significant progress was made and
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:38 am

Inadequate infrastructure the biggest hurdle in launching the Prius

Bangalore-based Toyota Kirloskar Motor company is studying the Indian market for the launch of its international best selling hybrid car, the Prius, in India.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:36 am

BMW case: Reality in hindsight - NDTV.com


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BMW case: Reality in hindsight
NDTV.com - 5 hours ago
Nine years after the BMW hit-and-run case, the verdict has been pronounced and we all feel relieved that justice is done. All this hindsight really taught us about ourselves.
Nanda’s case graver: court Hindu
Nanda sharing Tihar cell with 35 Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:24 am

No recess in Modi's class - Times of India


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No recess in Modi's class
Times of India - 5 hours ago
AHMEDABAD : Teacher's Day meant a day of mock classes where you could throw missiles at the colleagueturned-teacher and get away with.
On Teacher's Day, Modi turns preacher on anti-terrorism IBNLive.com
On Teacher's Day, Modi talks against terrorism Economic Times
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:39 am

Kerala poverty alleviation programme spawns event management group

A poverty eradication programme in Kerala has spawned an event management group that manages no high profile functions but organises fairs to market products of self-help neighbourhood groups.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am

I'm not copying Bipasha in 'Trishna': Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta is all set to sizzle in the Bengali remake of Bipasha Basu-John Abraham-starrer Hindi film 'Jism', but she says that unlike the Bollywood actress it would be a challenge for her to play 'a sexy loner' convincingly in 'Trishna'.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:01 am

Arjun Punjj wants three Bollywood hits before a baby

Television actor Arjun Punjj, who married his 'Sanjivani' co-star Gurdeep Kohli in 2006, says he wants to deliver a few hits on the big screen before having kids.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:01 am

I hope Raj and my relationship is for keeps: Shilpa Shetty

Actress Shilpa Shetty couldn't have asked for more - her career is going great guns and her personal life too is looking up ever since she met Britain-based businessman Raj Kundra. And she hopes their relationship will be for keeps.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am

Paragliding fest kickstarts in Tamil Nadu

A three-day paragliding festival started Friday in this picturesque hill station in the southern Eastern Ghats.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:33 am

Santosh Sivan loves human-animal bond tales

Acclaimed Indian cinematographer-turned-director Santosh Sivan, who has made quite a few films on human-animal bond including his just released 'Tahaan', says he loves putting animals and kids together in his films.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am

Cong slams BJP-Left 'unholy' alliance - Times of India


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Cong slams BJP-Left 'unholy' alliance
Times of India - 10 hours ago
NEW DELHI: Under pressure to explain the US threat to stop supplying fuel in the event of India opting for nuclear tests, Congress mounted a counter-attack assailing the “unholy alliance” between the Left and BJP in opposing the 123 agreement.
Left, BSP to meet President to demand immediate Parliament session Hindu Business Line
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:13 am

Last-ditch talks on to avert NSG dead-end

U.S., India in eleventh hour exchange of drafting language on nuclear deal
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

17 killed in Assam floods

Guwahati: At least 17 persons were killed as the flood situation in Assam turned grim on Friday affecting an estimated 12 lakh people in 18 districts. — ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

When Kosi did the unexpected

PURNIA: The blame game for the misery being faced by the lakhs of people of Bihar is on. Politicians are charging each other with negligence, leading to the bursting of the dam over the Kosi in Nepal, just across the border. The war of words ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Miles of northern Bihar still under water

Civic amenities still remain out of bounds for an estimated 30 lakh people
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Folk art performances planned near Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple

Tourism Department to launch ‘Theruvora Thiruvizha’ in Madurai
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Free power for next five years: Chief Minister

Arguments between YSR, Naidu lead to walkout from House
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

GHMC offers to apologise to SCR

HYDERABAD: The GHMC has offered to apologise to the South Central Railway (SCR) for demolishing the compound walls of various railway buildings on the St. Ann’s school-Tarnaka route and also to withdraw the land acquisition notice served ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

‘Stop using brain mapping for investigation and as evidence’

Several factors come in the way of a dependable and conclusive outcome: panel
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

India will not be a source of proliferation, says Pranab

“It will abide by a voluntary unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing”
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

India must combine inclusion and excellence: Manmohan

CHENNAI: “An innovative India must combine both inclusion and excellence and it is wrong to see them as two separate and contradictory goals,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, accepting an honorary doctorate from one of the ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Singur stalemate solution in sight, talks to continue Saturday

A solution to the 28-month dispute over the land allotted to Tata Motors' Nano project at Singur in West Bengal seemed to be in sight after the first round of mediatory talks initiated by Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi here Friday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:31 pm

Churchill Brothers beat Sporting Clube to reach Durand final

Defending champions Churchill Brothers beat Sporting Club de Goa 3-0 in a penalty shootout to reach the final of the Durand Cup football at the Ambedkar Stadium here Friday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:30 pm

Monica Bedi bids adieu to 'Bigg Boss'

Bollywood starlet Monica Bedi's journey on "Bigg Boss" was cut short with her eviction from the reality show Friday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:30 pm

Malayalam film body threatens to boycott actor Dileep's movies

A faction of the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA) Friday demanded that a row between actor Dileep and director Thulasidas be sorted out within two weeks and threatened to boycott the star's forthcoming movies.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:30 pm

FII-TO-FII: Pantaloon traded at 22% premium

Trades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 162 crore on the BSE Friday-an increase of 74.11% from Rs 93 crore clocked on Thursday.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:52 pm

Paes, Dlouhy lose in U.S. Open men's doubles final

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won the U.S. Open men's doubles crown for the second time when they squeezed past Indian-Czech duo Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 7-6 in the final on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:24 pm

New RBI chief says inflation first priority

MUMBAI (Reuters) - New Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor D. Subbarao said checking inflation, which is running above 12 percent annually, was his immediate priority, signalling he was set to maintain the firm anti-inflation stance of his predecessor.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 2:54 pm

Sanjeev Nanda jailed for five years in BMW case

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sanjeev Nanda, whose drunken driving killed six people a decade ago, was jailed for five years on Friday in a case seen as a test of Indian courts' fairness in judging the rich and powerful.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 2:24 pm

Thousands protest against Indian rule in Kashmir

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Thousands of Muslims staged sit-in protests in parts of Kashmir on Friday, resuming demonstrations against New Delhi's rule in the disputed Himalayan region after a three-day break, witnesses said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:34 am

Nano car deadlock shows holes in India land policy

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A colonial-era law for land acquisitions in India has helped trip up several industrial projects, including Tata Motors' plans for the Nano, adding to calls for reforms to keep investors attracted.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:06 am

Don't go home yet, Bihar govt warns flood victims

PURNEA, India (Reuters) - Authorities battling a massive deluge in Bihar issued public warnings on Friday of more floods to come and asked villagers not to return home from temporary shelters yet.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:13 am

Subbarao takes the reins at RBI

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Duvvuri Subbarao took over as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday afternoon, succeeding Y.V. Reddy whose term has come to an end.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:57 am